Re: [LUG] Can't boot SuSE 8 form the HD

[Darren Ward <darren.ward3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 16 June 2002 12:12 am, you wrote:
> I've just had a crash and now I can't boot from the HD.
>
> I was running the screensaver and when I tried to return to the
> desktop nothing happened. So I did Alt F2, typed in root at the
> prompt and again nothing happened. The only option open to me
> was to reset.

Next time this happens use Ctrl + Alt F2 and login as root and type reboot or 
shutdown -h now.

Or Crtl+ Backspace will restart X
> Now I cannot boot from the HD.
> Using the installation CDROM I can get to the point where it
> detects that I have an existing system and run it. Once at the
> desktop everything seems to function normally.
Get to this stage again and run LILO config in yast

> Yet if I logout and reboot the system still cannot be booted from
> the HD.
>
> It looks to me as if something has got screwed up on hda1 but
> I'm still a novice and don't know where to begin to sort it out
> Any ideas anyone?
>
> Keith
Hope this helps


Darren Ward

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